[olug] Subnet mask

[Jay Hannah]

On Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at 07:13 AM, Bob McCoy wrote:
> The problem is that the answer is wrong.  The answer is wrong because
> the question was wrong.
>
> You will not have a subnet end with a 93 -- ever.  The reason?  As you
> look at the output, you'll notice that the last subnet only has two
> addresses, 92 & 93, which is invalid -- you end up with a network
> address and a broadcast address an no usable host addresses.

Sorry, Bob, but I disagree. You're projecting all of your "real world" 
pragmatic expertise on the problem. I think Daniel was in the process 
of defining a new IP specification which has nothing to do with the IP 
specs we currently call "IPv4" and "IPv6". Certainly he was inventing 
IPvDaniel in which he can do whatever the heck he wants and has a deep 
need for my Optimum BitMask Thingy.

Don't try to squelch his creativity with "the facts". Fight the power 
Daniel! Long live IPvDaniel!

> Otherwise, it's a very cool tool.  But you have to start with some 
> valid
> assumptions about subnet boundaries.

Nope. I just demonstrated that I don't. -ducks-

Grin,

j